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$28,000,000,000
$28,000,000,000 -- annual revenue loss due to sports piracy for global sports broadcasting (2025)
An estimated US$28 billion in potential revenue is lost annually due to sports piracy worldwide.
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$28,000,000,000
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2025
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95
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Synamedia and Ampere
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https://news.broadcastmediaafrica.com/2025/07/23/multichoice-sounds-the-alarm-on-sports-piracys-thre… ↗
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MultiChoice Sounds The Alarm On Sports Piracy's Threat - Broadcast Media Africa
MultiChoice has raised an alarm about the escalating issue of sports piracy, highlighting it as a crisis that jeopardises the entire global sports ecosystem. The broadcaster warns that sports piracy affects everyone, from elite athletes competing internationally to grassroots teams fostering local p…
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global sports broadcasting: $28,000,000,000 annual revenue loss due to sports piracy. Source: Synamedia and Ampere (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sports-piracy-revenue-loss-28b
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